# Foods you freaking hate that lots of others freaking love **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 18, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628 "2013-12-18T06:31:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/121 "2013-12-19T19:10:07Z")
Mushrooms are my first response. Yellow mustard, but brown mustard is fine. Mayonnaise and Miracle Whip both. Italian sausage, because of the fennel. Commercially made rye bread, because of the caroway seed. ---
**Author:** ![Jackmannii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackmannii/32/311_2.png) [@Jackmannii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackmannii)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/122 "2013-12-19T19:27:22Z")
I don’t exactly _hate_ liver, it’s just that (as I’ve mentioned here before) it reminds me too much (appearance and smell-wise) of human autopsy livers. I developed an antipathy to beets because they used to serve them as a cold vegetable with hot lunches at school, and they tasted like crap and bled all over everything else on the plate. [Different-colored beets](http://www.burpee.com/Vegetables/Beets/Beet-Burpee-s-Golden-prod000607.html?cid=PPC&CAPCID=9919276846&cadevice=c&gclid=CMmOnKOCvbsCFbB9OgodVmkAsg&CA_6C15C=1043336947') I might be able to tolerate, but I’ve avoided the entire beet clan ever since experiencing those wretched purple things. Real mayonnaise and MiracleWhip should never be mentioned in the same breath. Mayonnaise is excellent, MiracleDung is utter garbage. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/123 "2013-12-19T19:36:36Z")
> [@ralph124c](#): > > Very true-Campari (liquor) is insanely bitter-yet I have developed a liking for it. I somehow acquired a bottle and I use it _very_ slowly as a substitute for other bitters (like ~0.1 oz at a time), otherwise I can’t stand it. I like Angostura alright, but Campari is rough. And now hipster-types drink that neat or mixed with just soda water similar to other things like Fernet. > [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > Cilantro doesn’t taste like soap to me. It tastes like the smell of a sponge that has sat too long damp. I don’t mind cilantro, but your description actually made me queasy. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/124 "2013-12-19T20:27:25Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > I like the taste, but oh boy they did not like me 30 minutes after eating them today. Three times.\ My problem with raw onions isn’t the taste, either, but the taste of onions in my mouth for two days afterwards, no matter how much I gargle or brush my teeth. It’s easier to just pick them off and give them to my husband. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/125 "2013-12-19T20:32:14Z")
Yogurt for me. It’s just sour nastiness to me. ---
**Author:** ![Labrador\_Deceiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7c8e57/32.png) [@Labrador\_Deceiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Labrador_Deceiver)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/126 "2013-12-19T20:37:17Z")
> [@flaming\_yawn](#): > > lamb, veal and any other beige meat. I don’t think you’ve actually had lamb. It isn’t beige, or even close. It’s red, like beef. ---
**Author:** ![Death\_of\_Rats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a6a055/32.png) [@Death\_of\_Rats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Death_of_Rats)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/127 "2013-12-19T21:15:15Z")
Fish. I hate the look, the taste and the mouthfeel of fish. I can eat shellfish all day anyday, but fish of any sort, no thanks. Cheese sauce. I hate anything in a cheese sauce, especially that abomination Mac and Cheese. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/128 "2013-12-19T21:50:58Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > I hate plain toast! > Seriously, you could lay out a dynamite spread just from the stuff people here hate. Yeah, that would be easy… it’s the opposite that would be next to impossible. ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/129 "2013-12-19T21:59:51Z")
Shellfish. I can eat small prawns but won’t touch Lobster or crabs, and the sight of oysters makes we want to vomit. I tried one once, like putting a piece of fish flavoured snot in your mouth. Horrible things. Ordinary fish I can eat sparingly and I’ve just discovered I like canned Tuna after avoiding it for 30 years. Also, Mangoes. I can’t get the obsession with them, they’re fucking awful. Flavour, texture, everything. Yuck. Cantaloupe. (AKA Rockmelon). Just the smell of it triggers dry retching. While I don’t “hate” them as such, I really dislike sliced pickled cucumber on burgers. I like cucumber in a salad and I don’t mind dill pickles on the side with a ploughmans lunch, but in a burger? Seriously what dickhead came up with that idea and how did it catch on? ---
**Author:** ![stui\_magpie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stui_magpie/32/11010_2.png) [@stui\_magpie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/stui_magpie)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 10:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/130 "2013-12-19T22:03:20Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Yeah, that would be easy… it’s the opposite that would be next to impossible. Good point. That would be an interesting exercise though, create a list of everything here that at least 1 person hates, then try to come up with a menu that contains none of those items that would get a good review at a dinner party. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/131 "2013-12-19T22:33:16Z")
> [@stui\_magpie](#): > > Good point. That would be an interesting exercise though, create a list of everything here that at least 1 person hates, then try to come up with a menu that contains none of those items that would get a good review at a dinner party. Like I said: plain toast and saltines. Maybe water. No, scratch the water. ---
**Author:** ![jrsone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jrsone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jrsone)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/132 "2013-12-19T22:35:11Z")
> [@ThelmaLou](#): > > Like I said: plain toast and saltines. Maybe water. > > No, scratch the water. Can we get unsalted saltines please? Crust free bread please. No jelly either, I don’t like the texture. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/133 "2013-12-19T22:50:06Z")
> [@Soylent\_Juicy](#): > > Olives. Both green & black. Always get picked off my nachos and given to my husband. Who puts olives in nachos? Nachos is tortilla chips, melted cheese and jalapenos. > [@Rushgeekgirl](#): > > We’ll eat spinach as long as it’s made with the cheese and egg. I’ve never had spinach like this and it sounds delicious. > [@stui\_magpie](#): > > I like cucumber in a salad and I don’t mind dill pickles on the side with a ploughmans lunch, but in a burger? Seriously what dickhead came up with that idea and how did it catch on? Awesome, more for me. I always order extra pickles on burgers. As for me: Chocolate. Especially those fancy expensive ones. I can handle Hersheys once in a great while but that’s it. Beef. Steak and ribs, yuck. But weirdly I love burgers. The greasier the better. Salad. Salad isn’t food. It’s what food eats. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2013, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/134 "2013-12-19T23:31:40Z")
> [@Drunky\_Smurf](#): > > Who puts olives in nachos? Nachos is tortilla chips, melted cheese and jalapenos. Hehe. I guess Soylent thought those green things were olives. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 12:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/135 "2013-12-20T00:14:26Z")
Doughnuts. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/136 "2013-12-20T00:23:55Z")
> [@](#): > > Originally Posted by Drunky Smurf View Post > Who puts olives in nachos? Nachos is tortilla chips, melted cheese and jalapenos. Many, many places. The black variety of olives. I often have to ask “no olives.” ---
**Author:** ![Chicken\_Fingers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Chicken\_Fingers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chicken_Fingers)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/137 "2013-12-20T00:40:04Z")
> [@EmilyG](#): > > Doughnuts. Now that’s just crazy talk! I thought of another thing I hate that many seem to love: anything curry. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/138 "2013-12-20T01:15:19Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Many, many places. The black variety of olives. I often have to ask “no olives.” In Texas, that would probably get you shot. ETA: And no jury would convict the shooter. ---
**Author:** ![Wallaby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/dc4da7/32.png) [@Wallaby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wallaby)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/139 "2013-12-20T01:53:41Z")
Coffee. Nope. Not my thing. I’m weird, I know… Cherries. Gross (my mum lives in a cherry-growing region, and each year I cop the 'Let’s go out and get some U-Pick cherries because everyone loves them!). And, as a registered, certified, licensed and accredited Chocaholic - can I just say that those fancy-schmancy (technical term) chocolates that come in a pretty box and consist of a thin shell of chocolate wrapped around some incredibly complex filling like pistachio-flavoured praline with angel tears … are a complete waste of time and money. Chocolate is best, like most of our favorite foods, straight, simple and unadulterated. So that’s the C’s covered… ---
**Author:** ![Carl\_Corey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Carl\_Corey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carl_Corey)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2013, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/foods-you-freaking-hate-that-lots-of-others-freaking-love/676628/140 "2013-12-20T02:07:50Z")
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